A Gardener's Notebook

Large flock of Canada Geese over Encino, California  Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel   Enjoy this post? Consider a donation via PayPal to support more garden posts, podcasts and videos!    Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes

Finally some rain after a long, dry Summer Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel   Enjoy this post? Consider a donation via PayPal to support more garden posts, podcasts and videos!    Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: "Skye Cullin" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) under Creative Commons License Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel   Enjoy this post? Consider a donation via PayPal to support more garden posts, podcasts and videos!    Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

My new iPhone 6 lets us "see differently" Watering our garden at 120 frames per second.    Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: "Numinous Shine" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) under Creative Commons License Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel   Enjoy this post? Consider a donation via PayPal to support more garden posts, podcasts and videos!    Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

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As I do each year, I took some time to visit nearby Lake Balboa Park today to see the Japanese Cherry trees that bloom around the lake each year. We are in a drought year, so the bloom is not as vibrant has it has been in the past, but there was still many blossoms to photograph and video. Here are a video montage from this year's trip.      You can view a collection of photos from this trip in this past post -- Photos: Cherry Blossoms at Lake Balboa 2014  

Potatoes are going crazy, our 2 weeks of Spring is probably over and chives are flowering Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: "Container Garden Update 19 - A failed container, worm castings and some new basil" Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook   Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: "The One" by the Woodshedders (http://musicalley.com) Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video.     Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

White potatoes coming up -- finally -- and I notice new sweet potatoes, too.Strawberries are fruiting in their container, too. Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: "Container Garden Update 017 - Strawberries and preparing a recycled container into a seeding flat" Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook   Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: "The One" by the Woodshedders (http://musicalley.com) Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video.   Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

I take a few moments to clean up and show off my "potting bench", check out the daffodils and more.     Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: "Container Garden Update 14 - Strawberries and more!" Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook   Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: "The One" by the Woodshedders (http://musicalley.com) Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video.   Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

I plant a few potatoes from a potato sprouting in the pantry and show off some azalea, rhaphiolepis and snowflakes (Leucojum).   Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: "In the garden...January 13, 2013 - Potato Planting Project " Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook   Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: "The One" by the Woodshedders (http://musicalley.com) Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video.     Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

Our onion sets are pushing out of the ground for the beginning of another growing season..   Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: "Container Garden Update 10" Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook   Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: 'Hustle" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video.   Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

Time to prune the wisteria on the backyard pergola while it is still dormant. It is probably a but late, but better late than never.   Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: "Container Garden Update 10" Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook   Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: 'Hustle" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video.   Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

Interesting interaction between Cooper's Hawk and Fox Squirrel (Accipter cooperii and Sciurus niger) I recorded this interesting interaction between a Cooper's Hawk and Fox Squirrel (Accipter cooperii and Sciurus niger) in the garden yesterday. The landed with a fresh kill and the squirrel seemed to be pressuring the hawk to move along. See more of my wildlife videos in this playlist Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: "In the garden...Onions Sprouting !" Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook This video recorded using Canon VIXIA HF R400 HD Visit A Gardener's Notebook blog and podcast Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+

Onion sets go into the ground while sweet potatoes come out.   Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: "In the garden... - Planting Onion Sets - December 30, 2012" Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook   Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: 'Hustle" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video.     Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. 

Time to pull the carrots from their pot along with some of the self-seeded lettuce. They made for a tasty dinner this evening. Even threw in a few nasturtium leaves and flowers for good measure. Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: "What Douglas Dug...Show 008 - Garden markers, blue pumpkins, bed frame gates and more! " Check out my collection of gardening essays, "From A Gardener's Notebook" now available as a Kindle eBook. (You don't need a Kindle to read it, though. Read it on your PC, Link: http://j.mp/fagnbook   Watch all past episodes of "In the garden…" in this YouTube Playlist Music: 'Hustle" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Please Like this video and/or subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Your likes and subscriptions directly reflect how many other viewers are suggested this video.     Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Pinterest Follow A Gardener's Notebook on Twitter Like A Gardener's Notebook on Facebook Circle A Gardener's Notebook on Google+ Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook podcast via iTunes "In the garden..." is a series for A Gardener's Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend's gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons.